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fox business network diane macedo has the story. >> hi patti ann. a new congressional report says taxpayers picked up the tab for 894 conferences in 2012 to the tune of $340 million and that only covers those conferences that cost at least 100,000 dollars. the total figure is likely higher. those in conjunction with the house over site and government freerm committee also shows some agencies are far more fond than their convictions than others. the labor department for example held four big ticket conferences last year keeping the bill under $1 million even the gsa would cut back held only 3. the defense department the biggest department in dc held nearly 300 conferences at a cost of $89 million. the department of veteran affairs held 127 at a cost of 72.7 million the justice department held 107 at a cost of 58.7 million and health of human services held 140 at a cost of $56.1 million. one example of what that money goes to? the va spent 52,000 dollars to produce a video parody of the movie patton. government cuts are expect to do kick in tomorrow.
fox business network diane macedo has the story. >> hi patti ann. a new congressional report says taxpayers picked up the tab for 894 conferences in 2012 to the tune of $340 million and that only covers those conferences that cost at least 100,000 dollars. the total figure is likely higher. those in conjunction with the house over site and government freerm committee also shows some agencies are far more fond than their convictions than others. the labor department for example held four...
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diane macedo has more. gad morning, diane. >> good morning patti ann. a new study says more than 4 in 10 americans are living paycheck to paycheck. one in ten can't even do that. the survey conducted by allstate insurance company not only shows the challenges americans are facing in a weak economy but many make unwise financial decisions even when they know better. according to the survey 59 percent of americans say they generally know how to manage their money. 47 percent say they are saving less than they should be. as for how they feel about their financial situation, half of the 1,000 respond ants describe theirs as excellent or good while half said it was fair or poor. 41 percent live from one paycheck to the next while 8 percent say they don't earn enough to afford every day essentia essentials. 80 -- 80 percent say they are better than friends and others say they are better off than their family. >> a school district bans kids from wearing jeans and t-shirts. wait until you hear why. do you toss and turn and stay up all night because of the chang
diane macedo has more. gad morning, diane. >> good morning patti ann. a new study says more than 4 in 10 americans are living paycheck to paycheck. one in ten can't even do that. the survey conducted by allstate insurance company not only shows the challenges americans are facing in a weak economy but many make unwise financial decisions even when they know better. according to the survey 59 percent of americans say they generally know how to manage their money. 47 percent say they are...
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diane macedo has more. >> if the ceo's latest predictions are right they set a record for 2013 for the longest period of high unemployment since the great depression. that's because the office expects the economy to grow 1.4 percent thanks in part to the expiration of the bush tax cuts and automatic spending cuts currently set to kick in in march. debt is expected to remain historically high relative to the economy. by 2023 current laws remain in place debt will equal 77 percent of gdp and be on an upward path. that means when interest rates rise to more normal levels interest on payments will rise. investors may lose confidence in the government's abilities to manage budgets. it leaves many key budget issues unresolved including the spending cuts a potential shut down in mid march and the deadline for the u.s. to hit the debt ceiling. while the outcome could make it worse one bright spot growth is expect to do pick up from 2014 to 2018 as the effect of the housing financial criess is continues to face. >> thank you so much diane. >> it's 46 after the top of the hour. coming up, do you
diane macedo has more. >> if the ceo's latest predictions are right they set a record for 2013 for the longest period of high unemployment since the great depression. that's because the office expects the economy to grow 1.4 percent thanks in part to the expiration of the bush tax cuts and automatic spending cuts currently set to kick in in march. debt is expected to remain historically high relative to the economy. by 2023 current laws remain in place debt will equal 77 percent of gdp...
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diane macedo has the details. hi diane. >> hi, heather. the obama administration equal employment opportunity is threatening to sue businesses that won't hire convicts because it has an impact of niern hiring. criminal record exclusions have a different impact based on race and national origin. the commission's guidance on consideration of rays and conviction records says if a background check discloses a criminal defense they must do an vined you'llized assessment that proveings it has a business necessity not to hire that ex offender. if he doesn't do that they could be accused of race discrimination. the wall street journal reports they are demanding one client for those who lied about their record. businesses complying with state and local law that is ban ex-cons in certain fields can be targeted for lawsuits. if they hire the felon they could get sued by local government or outside party if a crime is committed but if they don't they could get sued by the ooc. studies found employers are much less likely to hire niernity applicants wh
diane macedo has the details. hi diane. >> hi, heather. the obama administration equal employment opportunity is threatening to sue businesses that won't hire convicts because it has an impact of niern hiring. criminal record exclusions have a different impact based on race and national origin. the commission's guidance on consideration of rays and conviction records says if a background check discloses a criminal defense they must do an vined you'llized assessment that proveings it has a...
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let's go with diane macedo with more. >> we hear a lot about needing to rebuild insfruk tour. what's this all about? >> they love to prom nis new roads and bridges and we love to drive on them. no one talks about how much it costs to maintain these projects. the answer is a lot of money and we don't have enough. take north carolina for example that state will have a short fall over the next 40 years which it only made worse by directing 3 billion if federal money to building more highways five times what it spent on repairs. california transportation officials estimate over the next decade they will need 70 billion for highway bridges and n maintenance about 52 billion more than what's available. texas they have built more highways anl bridges but next 20-years it will fall short of what it needs to keep that network in working condition. the congressional budget office estimates on the federal level the country needs 14 billion in additional funds each year to maintain highways and 50 billion more to improve them. we have gotten to the point where the government accountabilit
let's go with diane macedo with more. >> we hear a lot about needing to rebuild insfruk tour. what's this all about? >> they love to prom nis new roads and bridges and we love to drive on them. no one talks about how much it costs to maintain these projects. the answer is a lot of money and we don't have enough. take north carolina for example that state will have a short fall over the next 40 years which it only made worse by directing 3 billion if federal money to building more...
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josh rolland and diane lane are calling it quits after 8 years. it's the second divorce for both stars. no children together. it is an amicable split. broland was arre-- brolin was arrested for public intoxication. >> who knew what and when? we may finally get some answers on the benghazi terror attack. finally agreeing to release e-mails. this coming as the u.s. once again has been denied access to the suspect connected to the attack. peter doocy is live with more. >> by the time u.n. ambassador had the talking points on the infamous string of five sunday shows someone had taken out all language about al qaeda. now the administration is going to turn over a string of more than 70 e-mails showing exactly who advocated for that and who pushed the story line of the attack was spontaneous. egypt believed to have first hand knowledge of which terrorists participated in the murderings of four americans. in the state department yesterday questions about him were deferred. >> i think you are taking me into questions that are better directed at the fbi. >
josh rolland and diane lane are calling it quits after 8 years. it's the second divorce for both stars. no children together. it is an amicable split. broland was arre-- brolin was arrested for public intoxication. >> who knew what and when? we may finally get some answers on the benghazi terror attack. finally agreeing to release e-mails. this coming as the u.s. once again has been denied access to the suspect connected to the attack. peter doocy is live with more. >> by the time...
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josh brolin and diane lane is calling it ends. it was a tough year for josh bowl in, who was arrested for public intoxicate indication >> the president has said why don't we come together and try it augment the sequestration coming this way. eight days away, and he comes up with this. the president knows that the polls show that the american public, for some reason, sides with him on this. i think in a way he's trying to cover himself and say, look, i reached out, as he does a lot of interviews, national and local, to see if in fact he can get a deal. john boehner said i have an idea, why don't you call the democrats in the senate, get them to get us a proposal and we will deal with it because we've given you two ways in the house to augment this sequester and you have not taken up any. >> exactly. so the republicans said we came up with plans, we haven't heard from the president so the president called mr. bainer baid mr. mcconnell as well. the details were not released except to say it was a good conversation. then mr. carney tu
josh brolin and diane lane is calling it ends. it was a tough year for josh bowl in, who was arrested for public intoxicate indication >> the president has said why don't we come together and try it augment the sequestration coming this way. eight days away, and he comes up with this. the president knows that the polls show that the american public, for some reason, sides with him on this. i think in a way he's trying to cover himself and say, look, i reached out, as he does a lot of...